Wheel mechanism



w. F. wITTICH.

WHEEL MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED MAR. '3, I9)I1-.`

1,333,650. I 4 'Patented Ma1-.16,192o.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

W. F. WITTICH.

WHEEL MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED MAn.3,1917.

Patented Mar. 16, 1926;

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 afterfull-y described and pointed out in the panying drawings as followsf Figure l'f'shows a section 4on the line 1-'-1 inFig.2. i- Fig, 2 a vsection lon the 'line 2+2 in' Fig. 1.'v

WILLIAM-.11. warnen-20F rnmrsymwnmalw Pennsylvania, have `invented new ,and useful Improvementslin Wheel Mechanisms, of whiehthe followingfi's a specification;

, This invention relates 'to wheel lI neehanisms and consists in certain improvementsvin the construction thereof as v-Will be hereinel'ailns. i v

The lnvention'ls illustratedin the aeco1n' 'i Fig; 3 a side elevation of. one of thes'prings.

Figfl an end elevation ofthe same spring.y Fig.V 5l a .side elevation of an `alternativ eA vconstruction:

Eig, .6 an fend elevation' `of thfspring.

shown Vin Fig.5.

. i `1 marks theV Vehicle axle, 2` lthe steering knuckle mounted therein, '3 v on the steeringknuekleyl a steering rod, 5

i an axleV extending from the steeringknuekle, V6 a bearing Yring surrounding thev vaxle,y 7,; rollers betweentheaxle and thering Giorniing roller bearing' for-the wheel, andr8x and9 diskanges at theends of the ring 6.

'i :An intermediate or floatingl part l() has the the outer surface of the flange 11,`

A bearingring is arranged withinthe v hub or intermediate partjlO and alspring 16 is arrangedfbetween thering 7 andthe ring 15. Rollersl? are arranged vbetween the ring` 15 :and the ,peripheral sl1rf 2 tee' of the ,j Y annular. pocket in thepart 10. Fromthisitj 45 will bessenthat theintermediate portionorv hub "1?0 has a double [roller Vhearing withfre-j lationto the axle andis free. to yi eld1 a dif ally throughv the Aaction of the ."spring.` Fla-nges 18 extend outwardly Vil'rom the part j 10 and a ring1 9 fV is teleseopieally f mounted i Within the flanges 18.- Ay spring20 is ar-"f ranged Vbetween' the .ring 19 'and the outer" vsurface of the part10 .so 'that the ring `19 may yield radially with'relation'V to the' part a steering .arm

` 'lOfhut 'isheld in placehythe llangesi18- y PlatesV 21- aresecured to the ring 19and ex.- tend upwardly toward the periphery of the? wheel, Plates 22 and 23 areboltedtothe *i plates V21 by lboltsv 24;.- The plate 23` has :an` v in'elosing flange portion 2.3il with allangedVV 60, lopening 25. Aeap-26isserewed-ontothe flange '25: andforinsja closure vfortlneouter vs ideof the'wheel. y'

`.'Ilheplate vhas n inwardly extending portion to which is secured a driren geari2-7, Y An annular llange28 extends inwardly from the; gearv and operates against the 'inner sur- V'faceoli the Vllanged disk `13 on thelfmrle-` driving gear 29 meshes with the driven gear 27; "The-gear .29. isli'xed onthe Ashaft 30; i The shaft 30 is journaledfin a .hearing 31.

The b'ea'ring 31 yhas a sliding and pivotal 5 i i'noun'tingso Vthat thev gear'j29 may follow thel vgear 2 7LQA pin 32 extends'V upwardly from a groove 353"L tongue Vor l shoulder 34. Carried bythe gear 27.

radial direction andas the gear ,isswung.

" A drive shaft v351s connected Vwtha drive rod 36 by a uni-Versaljoint 38.. The rodor flink gvmay he'1noyided,it desired, 'with -deviees for perniitting'ofan axial contraelanges 12 'which overlapthe flanges ..81 and 9. i' and. form av sliding connection?. therewith; A' flange 13 is mounted on; thev axle andV en gages the outer face of the `'llange12and a flange lllis Secured to the axle and engages ofthe periphery ofthe wheel. f

It will 'be' notedl that thef'driif'ing. is delivered-to the periphery partA ,of the wheel an'd consequently there is no driving through thesprii'i'gs norany drivingv Connection interfering` withthe-lfree`A yielding raction of the wheel; l

providing.. the rin'gQ 39.-;of spring material:l i

and to strikeiup the-lips ,40 alternately'haw. ing the- Connecting :portion run eirei'imferentially ofthefring Thisgiyes a lvery sirin-Y tween the lips are subjected to actual fleXure.

an@alternativev construction `I. have.

shown inF-igs. 5 and' 6 a ring 4 f1`in which i `the springsare struck up V,with lthe-em'neet selves. Y K What I claim as neT is i 1. In a Wheel mechanism, the combination `of a peripheral part, an inner part anda spring ring n i between said parts having spring Vprojections struck up from thering.

i QQ In a Wheel mechanism, the combination of perlpheralpart, an lnner part 'and a 10 g "spring ring "between said parts having Y spring projections struck 'up from alternate sides of the ring.` i In testimony `whereof I have hereunto set WILLIAM WITTICH. 

